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APPLICATION FILED JAI T. 19. 1906.

PATENTED FEB. 26, 190'1v jiweniar; v

.zyygjww UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATTHEW QUINN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

COIN-HOLDER.

No. 845,664. Specification of Application filed January 19. 1906. Serial110,296,760.

/ To all whom; it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, MATTHEW QUINN, a. citizen of the United'States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

I My invention relates to improvements in coin-holders; and my object istoprovide a equivalent to two fares-one for transportafor the returntrip home.

tion to the users place of business, the other By thus providing easyaccess to the daily fare inconvenience arising from reaching into thepockets, especially when in a crowded car, is avoided, and by loadingthe device in the morning the gser is insured sui icient car-fare duringthe Although the device is small and can be readily concealed about thegarments, it may also be ornamented or arranged and worn in the form ofthe insignia of a fraterna or other order.

The invention consists in the novel construction, combination, andarrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in order that it maybe readily understood reference will nowbe made to said drawing, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device attached to theinner side of a coatsleeve. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of thedevice loaded with coin. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on lineIII III of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a.front elevation of the coin-holderprovided with a modified form of fastening device.

In carrying out this invention I employ a cylindrical body or cup 1,having a closed and preferably integral bottom 2 and a marginal orannular cap 3, forming the top and leaving a central hole smaller thanthe coin, and through which the latter canbe seen.. At one side saidannular cap is cut away so as to roduce a radial o ening 4, leading fromsai hole outward to tiieperiphery of the device, and the edges of thehole merge into the converging edges of said opening and are LettersPatent. Patented m. 26, 1907.

coin when it is desired to withdraw the latter from the holder. J Cup 1is provided in its side wall just below t e cap witha peripheralslot 5,throu h capacity of the device preferably being sufficient to receivetwo coins, as shown in Fig. 4.

While. the slot 5 is wider than the opening in the cap, it is coincidentwith the opening 4,- so that as the thumb passes out throu h slot. 5.Said coins are pressed u war that the uppermost coin will be eld infrictional contact with the under side of the cap by means of afollower-plate 7 and an ex 'ansion-spring 8, which latter is interposebetween said follower-plate and the bottom portion 2. As the slot 5iswider than the opening 4, the annular cap 3 will extend over said slotforja short distance at either side of said opening, and these forwardportions of depending marginal shoulders 9, which form the upper edge ofslot 5 and overlap the uppermost coin, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, sothat said coin cannot accidentally slip through said slot, which latter,beingof only sufficient width to admit the passage of a single coin,overlaps the lowermost. (See Fi 4.) Thus the two coins will be safely he(1 in the holder by shoulders 9 and the wall of the cup below the slot5.

10 designates one member of a fastening device secured to the under sideof cylinder 1 and pointed, so that it is adapted to be passed throughany portion of a garment and engaged by clamping a member 11.

In the modified fastening device shown in Fig. 4, 10 designates adifferent form of pointed member adapted to be assed through I a garmentand secured by a c amping mem- In practice when the device has acapacity for two coins the first coin is inserted b depressing thefollower-plate below the le el of slot 5. Said coin is then depressedbelow said level while the other coin is being inserted. After the coinshave been properly laced spring 8 expands and forces the folibwer-plateupwardly against the under side of the lowermost coin, forcing itupwardly until stopped by the uppermost coin contactare then reliablyheld in place by the dependthe latter the coin is drawn out through tely, so

the cap are bent downward or provided with,

ing with the under side of cap 3. The coins beveled, as at 3*. Thisconstruction permits the user to readily place his thumb upon the whichthe coin 6 is placed and removed, t e p thumb will not be out thereby.Obviously ing shoulders and the wall of the cup below the slot 5 untilit is desired to remove one. of

the coins from the holder. This is readily accomplished by placing thethumb upon the uppermost co n and depressing it in line with the slot,after which it may be readlly withdrawn by moving the thumb forwardlycoin is withdrawn through the latter with the utmost ease. The innermargins of the opening in the cap are beveled, so that the the coin neednot fit closely within the cup, as the latter is adapted to hold.smaller coins than shown; buteven when smaller coins are withdrawn theconvergence of the edges of the opening serves the same function.

While I have shown the preferred construction of the device I of coursereserve the right to make such changes in detailsof con-' struction asproperly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

From the above description it is apparent that I have produced acoin-holder which is simple and compact in construction and well adaptedfor the purposes intended.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A coin-holder consisting of a cylindrical cup with a closed bottom and acoin-slot in its side wall, a fastening device on said bottom, anannular cap constituting the top of the cup and having a central holesmaller thanfthe coin and a radial opening leading from said hole to theperiphery at a point above and coincident with said coin-slot, the

edges of said hole and opening being beveled in the presence of twowitnesses.

MATTHEW QUINN.

Witnesses:

F. G. FIsoHER, J. Moons.

